Vijayawada: A woman sold her 13-day-old girl for Rs 1.10 lakh as she could not afford to bring her up as she has two daughters.
II-Town circle inspector Murali Krishna said, Nallapotula Sai Lakshmi, 22, of Gollapalem Gattu, sold the baby to Guduru Lalitha and M. Jyothi. The deal to sell the baby was closed when Sai Lakshmi got pregnant, police said. Lalitha and Jyothi deposited Rs 50,000 each on Sai Lakshmi’s daughters and paid her Rs 10,000.
Lalitha tried to buy the infant for her sister, who did not have a baby after 17 years of marriage.
The issue came to light when an Anganwadi worker, Durga Bhavani noticed that Ms Lakshmi, was breastfeeding a baby which later went missing.
didn’t bring the infant with her to her house and informed officials of the Integrated Child Development Services and the police.
Mr Krishna said “The infant was handed over to Childline. A case was filed against the mother and the two women who purchased the infant.
